Guillermo del Toro Previews ‘Kung Fu Panda 2′

By

Tara DiLullo Bennett

Mar 10, 2011 10:00 am ET

Trying to keep track of Guillermo del Toro’s ever expanding list of “in development” film projects is enough to exhaust most mere mortals, yet the director added even more to his plate in late 2010 when he signed on as a creative consultant and executive producer at Dreamworks Animation. Footage from the first two animated features significantly influenced by his input – “Kung Fu Panda 2” and “Puss in Boots” – debuted to the press in a special screening in New York City yesterday and del Toro was in the audience to gauge the initial reception.

After the screening, the Mexican-born director (whose films include “Pan’s Labyrinth” and “Hellboy”) spoke to Speakeasy about why he selected Dreamworks Animation as his creative artist-in-residence home.

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